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GEARS is a youth robotics center in northern Indiana focused on STEM education through the hosting of competitive robotics teams utilizing the FIRST program. We host students in grades 4 through 12 in FIRST Lego League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs. Students design, build, and program a robot to compete in a unique challenge each season. We have hosted thousands of students in the last eight years and look forward to hosting many more.
The 2026 FIRST LEGO League Spring Series is in full swing. Seven of the Nine teams competed in 3 rounds to see which robot could earn the most points. Congratulations to Team 18067 – Holy LEGOs Batman for posting the highest score of 410 points. At each of the 4 Events, teams will earn ranking […]
The 2025/26 FIRST Tech Challenge Indiana State Championship was held at the University of Indianapolis on Saturday, March 14. All four of the GEARS teams qualified to attend the 28-team event. FTC Team 14596 – XLR8, won the State Championship twice by earning the Inspire Award and being part of the Winning Alliance. With this […]
The 2025/26 FIRST LEGO League Indiana State Championship was held at the University of Indianapolis on Saturday, January 10. Four of the GEARS teams qualified to attend the 36-team event. FLL Team 7316, That Robo Team, won the State Championship in Robot Performance and became the 24th GEARS team to win a State Championship. The […]
We are excited to provide our eight season of the Spring Series FIRST LEGO League Challenge for teams in 2026! Once again, we will be hosting a series of four FLL Robot Game events. Each of these will be hosted at the GEARS facility in Osceola. Teams are encouraged to share, observe, advise, or simply […]
We had so much fun hosting 36 teams from across Northern Indiana on Saturday, November 22, at Concord Intermediate School. Congratulations to all of the award winners, the 18 teams that advanced to the Northern Semi-State Championship and all that participated in the Unearthed season. Photos from the event can be found here.
Hey FTC fans! Join us for the FIRST Tech Challenge Kick-off at GEARS in Indiana on September 6, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM. It’s the perfect way to dive into the new youth robotics season with tons of excitement! Here’s what’s happening: 10:00 AM: Doors open for donuts and teams to get a chance to meet one another. 10:30 AM – Breakout Session 1: Ranking Points & […]
On August 5, 2025, the Indiana Dinosaur Museum in South Bend threw an epic FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Kick-off party for youth robotics fans and GEARS team kids from all over Indiana. The theme this year was “Unearthed,” and it was a total blast! The fun started at 6:00 PM in the museum’s auditorium with […]
On Saturday, February 8, we hosted at FIRST Tech Challenge Qualifying Tournament at Penn High School. 18 teams competed for the opportunity to advance the the Indiana State Championship that will be held in Indianapolis on March 8. Additional information about the State Championship can be found here. Of the participating teams, three of the GEARS […]
The Indiana FIRST LEGO League State Championship was held on Saturday, January 11, at the Dallara IndyCar Factory in Indianapolis. Two GEARS teams qualified to attend the 36-team event. FLL Team 66154 – Galactic Turtles had an incredible rookie season and earned an impressive 190 points in the robot game. FLL Team 18067 – Holy […]
